Unverified Voracity Follows Burke's Footsteps
The Omen. Trey Burke had a crazy-good final high school season, and so did Derrick Walton. Then Trey Burke started putting videos of his summer workout regime on youtube. Derrick Walton's doing that...
View ArticleMonday Recruitin' Meets A Dead Guy
Michael Ferns, Da'Shawn Hand, and Ian Bunting at last weekend's Columbus NFTC (via) [Reads Between Lines] [Tries To Hold It Together] [Fails]So... this quote [emphasis mine]:"Bud Foster is my favorite...
View ArticleHow You Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm Once They've Seen SEC Hungus?
Big Ten recruiting, 2013.You may be aware that the Big Ten has not been too good at football of late. You are probably also aware that Ohio State and Michigan are locked in a titanic struggle for the...
View ArticleHokepoints: Predicting the Numbers 134
hi bennie! /UpchurchIt's an annual rite of fan dorkiness each year to try to be the first to guess which numbers the incoming freshmen will be given by obsessively google stalking them. Sometimes I...
View Article2013 Recruiting: Taco Charlton
Previously: CB Reon Dawson, CB Channing Stribling, S Delano Hill, S Dymonte Thomas, CB Ross Douglas, CB Jourdan Lewis, LB Ben Gedeon, LB Mike McCray. Pickerington, OH – 6'6" 265 Scout4*, #174...
View ArticleRecruiting Mid-Way Point, By The Numbers
Dr. Hamlet III, consensus 6 star recruitFor the 2013 signees, the average Michigan commitment occurred on April 16th. The only other years a program has bested that average was in the heyday of the...
View ArticleBig Ten Recruiting Rankings 6-4-13
Michigan's two recent pickups—including, y'know, a universal five-star, NBD—strengthen their position at the top of the Big Ten recruiting rankings. While the teams in the upper half of the conference...
View ArticleThis Week's Obsession: The Hoke Trajectory
Trying a new feature on here, where we ask a question to the staff each week about whatever Michigan fans are obsessing about at that moment. It's kinda like a roundtable, but just one question. Please...
View Article2013 Recruiting: Maurice Hurst, Jr.
Previously: CB Reon Dawson, CB Channing Stribling, S Delano Hill, S Dymonte Thomas, CB Ross Douglas, CB Jourdan Lewis, LB Ben Gedeon, LB Mike McCray, DE Taco Charlton. Canton, MA – 6'2", 295...
View ArticleThis Week in the Twitterverse
Obligatory pigDr. Hamlet III is eating a carrot out of Kyle Kalis’ belly button. Your argument is invalid.Returned to SenderWe all remember the last couple of years when Devin Gardner and Logan...
View ArticleThings learned at tonight's Michigan Midwest Coach's Tour
[ED: Bump!]So I went to the Midwest Coach's Tour, aka "Sports-O-Rama," tonight in Chicago, hosted by the Chicago Michigan Alumni Association. We had a wonderful time, hearing from Brandon, Hoke,...
View ArticleThursday Recruitin' Makes A Face
Not A Good LookAt this point, anyone reading this post is pretty familiar with Da'Shawn Hand, the nation's top overall prospect. Michigan and Virginia Tech are presumed to lead the other three schools...
View ArticleDear Diary Goes to Market
Once upon a time there was a pig.We already have an Ace.Dr. Hamlet was a very intelligent pig. One day he and his friend StephenRKass went to the Midwest Coach's Tour and met Brady Hoke, and heard Dave...
View ArticleA 2014 Recruiting Board: Extant, Revamped
Hey kids. I've been fiddling about with tables and have finally gotten the offense together for our 2014 recruiting board. Por ejemplo: TIGHT ENDNEEDS: 1.STATUS: Check.COMMITTED...
View Article2013 Recruiting: Henry Poggi
Previously: CB Reon Dawson, CB Channing Stribling, S Delano Hill, S Dymonte Thomas, CB Ross Douglas, CB Jourdan Lewis, LB Ben Gedeon, LB Mike McCray, DE Taco Charlton, DT Maurice Hurst Jr....
View Article2013 Opponent Preview: Notre Dame
The time has come for the annual offseason series in which I provide a semi-analytical preview of Michigan’s opponents. Because of the relatively late start, I don’t think I’ll get around to writing up...
View ArticleMonday Recruitin' Reads Monday Recruitin'
Hey kids. Ace is off and I step into the recruiting roundup breach.Guest columnist Adoree' JacksonVerily, let us discourse on the fine gentlemen of the Michigan recruiting class. Nay, ask me not your...
View ArticleUnverified Voracity Lifts Kicking Mules
The new logos are here! The new logos are maize! The new logo's maize will have nothing to do with the color of the athletic uniforms! The logo:Modification of this in any way is punishable by death....
View Article2013 Recruiting: Patrick Kugler
Previously: CB Reon Dawson, CB Channing Stribling, S Delano Hill, S Dymonte Thomas, CB Ross Douglas, CB Jourdan Lewis, LB Ben Gedeon, LB Mike McCray, DE Taco Charlton, DT Maurice Hurst Jr., DT Henry...
View ArticleAnnual Academic Progress Ratin' Post
It's that aimless day in mid-June when the NCAA releases their latest batch of APRs, trumpeting the ever-increasing numbers without examining what that might mean too deeply.If you remember other posts...
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